Nurse Practitioner

Company Description

At Community Inclusion, our core mission has always been to ensure that every individual has the support, resources, and autonomy they need to live a full, independent life in their own community. Over time, we have seen firsthand that a major barrier to true independence is the lack of accessible, local medical care. You cannot fully thrive or participate in your community if you have to travel hours just to see a provider who understands your unique needs.

To directly solve this problem, we created our extension company, Inclusion Care Solutions. We realized that healthcare isn't separate from our original mission—it is the very foundation of it. Inclusion Care Solutions was built to bridge this critical gap, taking our philosophy of dignity and independence and applying it directly to medical care.

Expanding Our Care: Opening a Rural Health Clinic

Through Inclusion Care Solutions, we are launching a new Rural Health Clinic focused on providing accessible, community-centered medical care that empowers people to stay healthy, stay local, and stay connected. This clinic is the next natural step in our journey to provide holistic, wrap-around support that prevents isolation and promotes true community integration.

Role Description

This is a full-time, on-site position for a Nurse Practitioner located in Winchester, KY. To bring this vision to life, we are seeking a dedicated Nurse Practitioner (NP) who shares our passion for equity and empowerment. In this role, you will be much more than a medical provider; you will be the clinical anchor for an underserved area. By providing high-quality, local care, you will directly dismantle the healthcare barriers that hold people back. If you are a compassionate clinician ready to use your skills to advance frontline community inclusion, we would love to welcome you to our team.

Responsibilities: 

• Rural Family Medicine: Serve as the lead clinician for patients across their entire lifespan, managing chronic rural health issues (diabetes, hypertension, obesity) and providing acute care for injuries or illnesses. 
• Specialized IDD Care: Act as a clinical advocate for the IDD population, navigating the comorbid conditions and polypharmacy. 
• Behavioral Health Integration: Conduct evaluations to support the mental health diagnosis and provide ongoing medication management as required by providing support for anxiety, depression, and neurodivergent-specific needs. 
• Autonomous Decision-Making: Exercise the broad scope of practice unique to rural settings under the supervision of the Medical Director, including performing office procedures, ordering/interpreting diagnostic tests, and managing care transitions (e.g., pediatric to adult medicine). 
• Recovery & Wellness: Support those recovering from substance use disorders and the co-occurring conditions that may arise. 

Qualifications: 

Education & Training and/or Experience: 

• Education: Graduate of an ARC-PA-accredited Physician Assistant program. 
• Licensure: Current, unencumbered Kentucky Physician Assistant (PA-C) license. 
• Clinical Experience: Minimum of 3–5 years of experience providing primary care.  Behavioral health services are strongly desired, specifically to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). 
• Resilience: Maintain professional composure during high-stress moments or patient crises. 
• Field Adaptability: Ability to work in varying conditions, including exposure to common clinical/household environmental factors and moderate noise levels. 
• Manual Assistance: Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds. 
• Physical Redirection: Physical flexibility and endurance to safely redirect or control individuals if they become physically aggressive. 
• Environmental Tolerance: Willingness to work in settings that include potential exposure to body fluids and blood-borne pathogens. 

Language/Math/Reasoning Ability: 

• Communication: Ability to read and comprehend instructions and write clear, professional daily progress notes, behavioral observations, and medical necessity letters. 
• Synthesis: Ability to effectively present complex clinical information in one-on-one situations to participants, families, and non-clinical support staff. 
• Logic & Diagnostic Reasoning: Ability to apply advanced reasoning to ensure physical ailments are not misattributed to a patient's disability or psychiatric condition  
• Math: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and perform basic operations involving units of American money.

Licenses, Police Check, Registration, and Certifications: 

• Driver's License: Current valid Kentucky Driver's License and maintenance of proper vehicle insurance coverage. 
• Certifications: Valid DEA registration and active KASPER account for monitoring controlled substances. 
• Safety Training: Ability to obtain and maintain First Aid/CPR certification and CORE training from the College of Direct Support. 
• Criminal Record Check: Must pass an Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) check via the Kentucky Abuse Registry and Employment Screening (KARES) system. 
• Central Registry Check: A cleared Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN) check or KARES screening for Kentucky-only history. 
• Caregiver Misconduct Registry: Verification through the Caregiver Misconduct Registry or KARES for Kentucky-only records. 
• Nurse Aide Registry: A formal check through the Nurse Aide Registry or KARES for Kentucky-only status.